BillyGee
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- Bill
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I've just been comparing it to a long range dual motor model X in all of my calcs. While the motors and batteries will invariably be different, it's the closest analogue we have in terms of weight. I also imagine a lot of the same Tesla design philosophy will carry over in terms of efficiency and thought process. I'm also thinking in terms of per mile cost for my business since I drive an average of 150 miles a day based on my tracker. Since we can already assume the maintenance of the CT will be minimal compared to a service truck the real killer is mileage.
That said, in all of my estimates I can out to this for CA:
F350 - Diesel
Fuel = ~$4.00 / gallon
Mileage = 17.5 mpg
Cost per mile = ~$0.23 per mile
Cybertruck - estimated based on model X
Electricity = $0.29 / kWh
Mileage = 3.28 miles / kWh
Cost per mile = ~$0.09 per mile
Considering I'm on track to drive about 37,500 miles this year:
Annual fuel costs:
F350 = ~$10,875
Cybertruck = ~$3,375
That's nothing to sneer at, even is the CT is half as efficient as a model X that's still money saved. When you factor in the average annual maintenance costs for my truck it gets even more absurd since it's a diesel and needs an atrocious amount of oil and it needs fuel filters, 4x4 fluids, differential fluids, etc. In my QuickBooks it shows to cost about $1600 a year on top of the oil changes which are $350 every time they come up, which is on track to be about 6 times this year. That's going to be the real savings of my king dorito.
Even if I finance the full amount of the dual motor, it still comes out on top compared to my behemoth truck when you add up services and such. And before anyone gets snarky, I get the service done at a shop since it's tax deductible, it's a work vehicle and I plan on selling it. Also, I left tires out since it's reasonable to assume the CT and an F350 would go through tires at about the same rate.
Tldr: it's cheaper if you compare it to another truck.
That said, in all of my estimates I can out to this for CA:
F350 - Diesel
Fuel = ~$4.00 / gallon
Mileage = 17.5 mpg
Cost per mile = ~$0.23 per mile
Cybertruck - estimated based on model X
Electricity = $0.29 / kWh
Mileage = 3.28 miles / kWh
Cost per mile = ~$0.09 per mile
Considering I'm on track to drive about 37,500 miles this year:
Annual fuel costs:
F350 = ~$10,875
Cybertruck = ~$3,375
That's nothing to sneer at, even is the CT is half as efficient as a model X that's still money saved. When you factor in the average annual maintenance costs for my truck it gets even more absurd since it's a diesel and needs an atrocious amount of oil and it needs fuel filters, 4x4 fluids, differential fluids, etc. In my QuickBooks it shows to cost about $1600 a year on top of the oil changes which are $350 every time they come up, which is on track to be about 6 times this year. That's going to be the real savings of my king dorito.
Even if I finance the full amount of the dual motor, it still comes out on top compared to my behemoth truck when you add up services and such. And before anyone gets snarky, I get the service done at a shop since it's tax deductible, it's a work vehicle and I plan on selling it. Also, I left tires out since it's reasonable to assume the CT and an F350 would go through tires at about the same rate.
Tldr: it's cheaper if you compare it to another truck.
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